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Letter from Eliza Cox to Asher Marks, Salem, Oregon, November 27, 1878Letter from Eliza Cox to Asher Marks, Salem, Oregon, November 27, 1878

Three-part document consisting of a letter, Wells Fargo express receipt, and envelope. Eliza Cox, a widow in Salem, Oregon, writes to Asher Marks in Roseburg, Oregon on November 27, 1878, seeking help with a mining dispute involving her late husband's estate. The letter mentions harassment and defamation. A Wells Fargo receipt shows $47.00 was sent via express on November 29, 1878, to Marks on Mrs. Cox's behalf. Includes a newspaper obituary for Mrs. Cox, indicating she died on September 9, 1888, at age 73.

Letter from J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. to Jno. S. Ferguson, February 22, 1879Letter from J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. to Jno. S. Ferguson, February 22, 1879

A letter from the J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, to their attorney, Jno. S. Ferguson, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dated February 22, 1879. The letter concerns a legal dispute regarding a billiard table purchase, mentioning Moses Bensinger as a principal. This letter is part of a larger archive documenting a legally contested purchase of a billiard table from the Brunswick & Balke Company between 1875 and 1879. The archive also includes other forms and letters detailing the financial dispute.

Letter from J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. to Jonathan S. Ferguson, February 6, 1879Letter from J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. to Jonathan S. Ferguson, February 6, 1879

A letter from the J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, to their attorney, Jonathan S. Ferguson, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, dated February 6, 1879. The letter concerns a legal dispute regarding a billiard table purchase and lists Moses Bensinger as a principal. This letter is part of a larger archive documenting a legal contest over a billiard table purchase from 1875-1879. The archive contains letters, shipping documents, and promissory notes.

Printed Letter from Uriah P. Levy to his Friends, 1855Printed Letter from Uriah P. Levy to his Friends, 1855

Printed broadside letter from Captain Uriah P. Levy, late of the U.S. Navy, to his friends. The letter discusses Levy's problems in the Navy and includes a copy of a letter from J.C. Dobbin of the Navy. The envelope is addressed in Levy's hand to General Aaron Ward in Westchester, NY. Published in New York, New York in 1855.